78,000 sf Walmart coming to SoWal [opening June15]

[Chandra]

Ok, now I have to admit, I just might be lured into a So*Wal*Mart.

 

[Gidget]

Scooter, I luv you and haven't even met you in person yet - I feel we've connected on many levels.

So please look to my post a page or so back and tell me why it is perfectly acceptable to many if one shops at Target but not Walmart. There's a great article on it I linked to on my post. I am genuinely puzzled. (others who shop at Target buy not Walmart please feel free to chime in too)

I still say that I am happy to have choices unlike the last 20 yrs in rural LA. Now I can shop at Publix, For The Health of It, Seaside Farmer's Market, Zoo Gallery, Walmart, Target, MY OWN BACKYARD , online, etc...

I do hope for the sake of this lovely area that Walmart will at least "blend" in and not look so well, Walmartish.

G

Here's the link

Target as Bad as Wal-Mart? You Decide | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet

 

[LuciferSam]

What LOW humor....

I just think somebody could have come up with a better acronym, that's all.

 

[LuciferSam]

Well, duh, Scooty. I don't think anyone is for a loud eyesore store. We should make sure that Wal Mart blends with our area as best as is possible. I don't think you are elitist, just humorously agitated.

I like funky specialty stores as much as the next person, and they will not be endangered by Wal Mart. The 'mom and pops' that Wal Mart tends to put out of business sell the same crap as Wal Mart, but at higher prices and deliver products much less efficiently. Is that really such a big loss? Markets change, and while I wax nostalgic for the downtown five and dime store that shut down in my hometown (I fondly remember the day when I used birthday money there to buy a Star Wars figure and a Tarzan pinball game), I know that it was a flawed business model. It was a pain that involved parallel parking, parking meters and limited selection. Then Wal Mart opened, I drank the capitalist kool aid and saw the beauty of endless free parking and more Star Wars toys than Ben Franklin could ever hope to provide (cheaper, too).

I don't think anyone's opinion is any more or less toxic than anyone else's on this issue. Capitalism is all about self interest, but really no matter where you stand on this issue it's about self-interest. I mean you hear a lot of talk about the collective good and what's best yada, yada, blah blah but you know it's just a bunch of individuals with their own personal desires who happen to agree on something. Just be careful when using the word "we" because it may not apply to everyone in the audience. With that I leave you with a video that represents my view of corporations that I've held since I reached the age of reason:

Harbucks Wins - Clips - South Park Studios

 

[beachmouse]

So please look to my post a page or so back and tell me why it is perfectly acceptable to many if one shops at Target but not Walmart. There's a great article on it I linked to on my post. I am genuinely puzzled. (others who shop at Target buy not Walmart please feel free to chime in too)

For me, it comes down to a store's place in the community, and Target competes instead of steamrollering the competition into oblivion.

Another reason to be irritated about Walmart:

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66700

On a $120 purchase, Walmart.com charged $10.35 to ship to an APO address, compared with $2.10 to a stateside address. For most items, Amazon.com charged the same to ship to an APO address as a stateside address. And Target offered shipping on a $120 purchase to an APO address for less than to a stateside address.

According to Small, when companies ship to APO addresses in Europe, the order is shipped to New York, after which the Department of Defense picks up the tab to get the package to an APO address.

 

[LuciferSam]

Scooter, I luv you and haven't even met you in person yet - I feel we've connected on many levels.

So please look to my post a page or so back and tell me why it is perfectly acceptable to many if one shops at Target but not Walmart. There's a great article on it I linked to on my post. I am genuinely puzzled. (others who shop at Target buy not Walmart please feel free to chime in too)

I still say that I am happy to have choices unlike the last 20 yrs in rural LA. Now I can shop at Publix, For The Health of It, Seaside Farmer's Market, Zoo Gallery, Walmart, Target, MY OWN BACKYARD , online, etc...

I do hope for the sake of this lovely area that Walmart will at least "blend" in and not look so well, Walmartish.

G

Here's the link

Target as Bad as Wal-Mart? You Decide | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet

I wish Walmart would buy out Target. I just think it would be cool to see big blue balls out in front instead of red ones.

 

[Miss Critter]

Holy crap! Take cover, lest you get hit with a lightening bolt!

...it's not a Who--it's a What.

JOE is a company that owns the panhandle and the politicos who live here.
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LOL, See, Shelly, this is why you can't leave us!

What she said.

 

[Gidget]

I wish Walmart would buy out Target. I just think it would be cool to see big blue balls out in front instead of red ones.

Very funny! :roll:

G

 

[Gidget]

For me, it comes down to a store's place in the community, and Target competes instead of steamrollering the competition into oblivion.

Another reason to be irritated about Walmart:

Some retailers inflate costs to ship to APO addresses | Stars and Stripes

Thanks for your answer. So you think that if this were a Target instead of a Walmart it would not have the same consequences on the community? They sell the same things basically and the items come from same sources. I don't see much of a difference. Other than its layout and better commercials.

Like the link I provided said:

In contrast to this image, however, critics say that in terms of wages and benefits, working conditions, sweatshop-style foreign suppliers, and effects on local retail communities, big box Target stores are very much like Wal-Mart, just in a prettier package.
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Thanks for the APO link - I am certain Walmart is going to hear from a lot of people on this. Hopefully they will get the message and change their policy.

Remember I am not just Walmart crazy and all thrilled about the move to the area. I just don't see how some can be so upset about Walmart and yet give Target a free pass.

G

 

[Kurt]

I don't think this is about Target vs Walmart.